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SalaryCome work with us! Savage has been designated by USA Today as a Top Workplace and also received recognition as a Military Friendly Employer, and a Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation.
Our Conductors come to Savage for the challenge, growth and focus on safety, but they stay because of the outstanding culture that exists here. Our company was founded on processing and transporting materials for our customers. We understand and respect our Team Members as the lifeblood of what we do. Team Members are encouraged to find a better way and are enabled to “do things they never dreamed possible”.
These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage
- Sign-on Bonus $2,500. ($500.00 on first check and $2,000.00 at 1 Year)
- Starting at $28 to $30/hour
- Railroad Retirement
- Opportunities for Growth
- Paid Holidays
- Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match
- We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included)
- Conduct railcar and train movements; signal engineer for movement of the engine or train using lantern, hand, and/or radio to indicate when to start, stop, back up, etc.
- Observe, interpret, and relay arm, lantern or radio signals and all other indications affecting movement of a train
- Operate track switches (visually check switch condition and direction) to change the direction of the engine or cars within yard, customer facility or on the main line. Apply or release hand brakes to switch or perform other duties
- Read and understand the rules, timetables, bulletins, train orders, waybills, placards, safety instructions, and other written or printed material (SAVAGE rules, GCOR and UTA rules)
- For safety reasons, must be able to read, write and understand, and follow written and/or verbal instructions in English
- Prepare required daily reports and switch lists, either manually or with a computer; fill out forms, including train orders and complete the mobile reporting of performed work in the provided inventory management system.
- Inspection of all equipment to include railcars, switches, rail, and locomotives before any movement.
- Couple air and electrical connections between locomotives when making up trains
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Team members are subject to pre-employment and random federal drug testing in compliance with 49 CFR Part 219.
- Team Member must pass background investigation to include: Criminal history, Driving record and Physical. And must complete training in accordance with 49 CFR 242.
- Capable of understanding printed, written and oral communications
- Capable of recognizing colors and understand meaning of signals (color vision test required as noted in CFRs)
- Capable of judging speed/distance relating objects on or around the rail
- Great hand/eye coordination
- Willing and capable to take actions and/or make decisions affecting/protecting the safety of others
- Two years of related experience. Railroad experience preferred
- Willingness/Ability to work days, nights and weekends in a work environment with exposure to outside in all weather conditions.
- Climb in and out of the equipment
- Ascend and descend ladders and steps and should not have a fear of heights
- Must be able to lift 80 lbs.
- Must be able to climb on and off railcars and locomotives
- Must be able to walk on ballast/uneven ground for up to 12 hours/day
- Must be willing to work 12 hour rotating shifts
- Must be able to pass the plant's site requirement test
The complete job description is available upon request
Savage has been designated as a Military Friendly Employer.
Savage has been recognized as a Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation by the Women in Trucking Association
Savage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug free workplace.
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For more information or questions about opportunities at Savage, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
